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On the recordJanuary 17, 1792
That the sum to be paid annually by the United States to the Cherokee Nation of Indians in consideration of the relinquishment of lands shall be $1,500 instead of $1,000 mentioned in the said treaty.
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George Washington
Independent · Virginia

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